Aerial view of the Gladding, McBean & Co. pottery (the former Tropico Pottery Works) in Los Angeles, California, May 1928

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Title	Aerial view of the Gladding, McBean & Co. pottery (the former Tropico Pottery Works) in Los Angeles, California, May 1928
Description	Photograph of an aerial view of the Gladding, McBean & Co. pottery (the former Tropico Pottery Works) in Los Angeles, California, May 1928. At center, a large cluster of buildings and small structures can be seen. To the immediate left of the buildings, two large lines of small, flat cylindrical tanks are visible. On the perimeter of the buildings, at least eleven large smokestacks can be seen. In the foreground, two additional long buildings are visible. Small unidentifiable objects completely surround the lower building, and groups of these objects are seen to the further left. In the extreme foreground to the right, a cluster of buildings and trees sit adjacent to several railroad tracks. In the extreme background to the left, winding dirt roads can be seen moving past large groups of trees. To the far right, several small houses and trees are visible.; "The former Tropico Pottery was located in the city of Los Angeles (the dividing line between Glendale and Los Angeles was the SP railroad tracks). GMcB had two plants in Los Angeles. When GMcB acquired the Tropico Pottery in 1923, the company referred to the former Tropico Pottery plant as the Glendale plant so as not to confuse the plant with their already existing LA plant. GMcB never had a plant in the city of Glendale. Unfortunately by calling the plant the Glendale plant, this only confused the actual location of the plant" -- James Elliot-Bishop, author of "Franciscan, Catalina and Other Gladding, McBean Wares 1875-1942".
Subject	Gladding, McBean & Co.; Tropic Pottery Works
Subject (adlf)	industrial sites
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Plants -- Panoramic views
Subject (lcsh)	Clay Pottery
Geographic subject (roadway)	2901 Los Feliz Boulevard
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1928-05-01
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1928-05-01
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	40798
Call number	CHS-40798
Microfiche number	84-1-2005
Legacy record ID	chs-m10678; USC-2-1-1-10827
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-40798
Archival file	chs_Volume95/CHS-40798.tiff

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